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Project N.O.M.A.D.vsTigase XMPP Server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Project N.O.M.A.D.Tigase XMPP Server
Score85/10056/100
Rank in category#1 of 42 in Knowledge Management#30 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars41 150358
Stars, last 30 days+2 936—
Stable releases, 12 months83
Latest releasev1.35.1 · 5 Oct 2026tigase-server-dist-8.4.3 · 4 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptJava

Which one should you pick?

Project N.O.M.A.D. scores 85/100 against 56/100 for Tigase XMPP Server, so it is the safer default.

Project N.O.M.A.D. ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Tigase XMPP Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Project N.O.M.A.D. is easier to run; Tigase XMPP Server needs more configuration.

Project N.O.M.A.D. is growing faster right now (+2 936 stars in 30 days).

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